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Cotar Ramaswami

Cotar Ramaswami

Born: 16 June 1896, Madras (now Chennai)
Died: Presumed Dead, Missing Since 1985
Major Teams: Madras, India.
Known As: Cotar Ramaswami
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Bowler


Test Debut: India v England at Manchester, 2nd Test, 1936
Latest Test:
India v England at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1936

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 15/08/1936)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    2    4   1   170   60   56.66   0   1    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1915/16 - 1941/42)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   53   92   9  2400  127*  28.91    2   33   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling              992   30  33.06  4-29    0   0

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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At the age of 89, Cota Ramaswami left his home in Madras in 1985 and has never been seen or heard of since. But since his death has never been confirmed, cricket annuals generally state against his other details `missing since 1985, presumed dead.' Tall and sturdy, Ramaswami was one of the very few double internationals. He played in the Davis Cup in the 1920s and then represented India in two Tests on the tour of England in 1936. He was one of the surprise selections for the trip and as he put it modestly in his autobiography `Ramblings of a games addict' he had been chosen `for reasons other than cricket' as he had become `bulky and slow.' But his performances on the tour suggest otherwise. Not only did he score 737 runs (average 30.70) in first class games but he also topped the Test averages ahead of such contemporaries as Vijay Merchant, Mushtaq Ali and CK Nayudu. He made his debut in the second Test at Old Trafford and at the age of 40 years, 37 days he remains the second oldest Indian to play in his first Test. He scored 40 and 60 to help India draw the game and then in the final Test at the Oval he made two more valuable contributions of 29 and 41 not out to finish with 170 runs at 56.66.

That remained the extent of Ramaswami's international career but he was a stalwart for Madras in the early days of the Ranji Trophy for several years. A free stroking left hander with the ability to drive powerfully on both sides of the wicket, Ramaswami represented Hindus in the Bombay Quadrangular and Pentangular. He was the manager of the first Indian team to the West Indies in 1953 and in the late fifties was a national selector. (Partab Ramchand)


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